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Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory
Contributor(s): Goehr, Lydia (Author)

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 ISBN: 0231144806     ISBN-13: 9780231144803
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE: $115.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: As illustrated in Goethe's famous novel of the same name, elective affinities are powerful relationships that crystallize under changing conditions. In this new book, Lydia Goehr focuses on the history of elective affinities between philosophy and music from German classicism, romanticism, and idealism to the modernist aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno and Arthur C. Danto. Aesthetic theory, she argues, depends on a dynamic philosophy of history centered on tendencies, yearnings, needs, and potentialities. With this in mind, she recasts the theses of Adorno and Danto regarding the death or end of philosophy, art, music, and human experience as arguments for continuation and survival. "Elective Affinities" tracks the migration of aesthetic and critical theory from Germany to the United States following the catastrophic period of the twentieth century marked by the Second World War.

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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Dewey: 781.17
LCCN: 2008020307
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" L (1.50 lbs) 408 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2009
 
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As illustrated in Goethe's famous novel of the same name, elective affinities are powerful relationships that crystallize under changing conditions. In this new book, Lydia Goehr focuses on the history of elective affinities between philosophy and music from German classicism, romanticism, and idealism to the modernist aesthetic theory of Theodor W. Adorno and Arthur C. Danto. Aesthetic theory, she argues, depends on a dynamic philosophy of history centered on tendencies, yearnings, needs, and potentialities. With this in mind, she recasts the theses of Adorno and Danto regarding the death or end of philosophy, art, music, and human experience as arguments for continuation and survival. Elective Affinities tracks the migration of aesthetic and critical theory from Germany to the United States following the catastrophic period of the twentieth century marked by the Second World War.
 
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